Second Stranger (Episode 1294)

The Second Stranger called at The Kabin to collect his regular order of the Pig Producers' Monthly in June 1973, soon after the changeover from its prior incarnation as Biddulph's newsagent. The severe-looking man arrived while Rita Littlewood was interviewing Mavis Riley for the position of assistant and witnessed a nervous Mavis running off while Rita went through to the back to find the man's order. He was surprised to be charged 10p and asked where Walter Biddulph was. When Rita replied that the newsagent had been bought over, he cancelled his order and left. The confusing exchange, along with several others that day, inspired Rita and Len Fairclough to check up on the Pig Producers Monthly (a strange order in itself, as there wasn't a piggery within five miles of The Kabin). They learned that it was a front for porn magazines.